The materials
used for this little book. Everyone seems to have left-over bits of paper, so
rather than toss out, make a book!
Tools used for
this project. A paper punch (to create circles), needle, awl, bone folder,
bulldog clips, exacto blade, scissors, and a ruler.
Cut and fold
paper and cardboard to the size you want the book to be. Burnish the folds with
a bone folder.
After scoring
the back side of both the front and back covers (about 3/4" from side), clip all
pages and covers with bulldog clips. Use some paper to pad the bulldog clips to
prevent dents in cardboard.
For a 5"x7"
book punch three holes with the awl: one in the centre and one on each end about
1" in.
Using book
binding thread or a sturdy cord or ribbon, start stitching. I used a stitch very
similar to what I did with wedding albums. It's pretty easy, but you really can
come up with many different patterns. Try it out!
DIY Interchangeable Sequin Pocket Tank Top
Tools and Materials25 sheets of scrap paper
Paper cutter
2 pieces of 8 1/2-by-11-inch card stock
2 binder clips
Ruler
Pencil
Stapler
12-by-12-inch decorative craft paper
Bone folder
Double-sided tape
Recycled Notebook How-To1. Count out 25 sheets of scrap paper. Organize all written text facing up and in same direction. Cut sheets of scrap paper in half, 5 sheets at a time, using a paper cutter.
2. Cut 2 pieces of card stock in half with the paper cutter. Sandwich cut sheets between 2 pieces of card stock. Make sure all the paper is aligned, and then secure sheets to card stock with 2 binder clips on the left side of the notebook.
3. Using a pencil and a ruler, draw a line from top to bottom, 1/8 inch in from the left edge as a guideline for the staples. Staple down on the guideline.
Tip: If you're creating recycled notebooks in bulk, it's faster to staple both sides -- creating 2 books for each 25 sheets of 8 1/2-by-11-inch paper -- and then get the paper cut in half at a copy store that has a heavy-duty paper cutter.
4. Cut decorative craft paper to 8 5/8 inches wide. Fold paper in half with bone folder. Press a stapled-together stack of 25 sheets of scrap paper and card stock against the middle of the decorative craft paper to create a book spine. Use double-sided tape to secure decorative paper to card stock.
5. Trim edge of cover for neatness and fit: With ruler and bone folder, score about 1/2 inch in from spine; fold to create finished notebook shape. Excess decorative paper can be used as a matching bookmark.
The materials
used for this little book. Everyone seems to have left-over bits of paper, so
rather than toss out, make a book!Tools used for
this project. A paper punch (to create circles), needle, awl, bone folder,
bulldog clips, exacto blade, scissors, and a ruler.Cut and fold
paper and cardboard to the size you want the book to be. Burnish the folds with
a bone folder.After scoring
the back side of both the front and back covers (about 3/4" from side), clip all
pages and covers with bulldog clips. Use some paper to pad the bulldog clips to
prevent dents in cardboard.For a 5"x7"
book punch three holes with the awl: one in the centre and one on each end about
1" in.Using book
binding thread or a sturdy cord or ribbon, start stitching. I used a stitch very
similar to what I did with wedding albums. It's pretty easy, but you really can
come up with many different patterns. Try it out!DIY Interchangeable Sequin Pocket Tank Top
Tools and Materials25 sheets of scrap paper
Paper cutter
2 pieces of 8 1/2-by-11-inch card stock
2 binder clips
Ruler
Pencil
Stapler
12-by-12-inch decorative craft paper
Bone folder
Double-sided tape
Recycled Notebook How-To1. Count out 25 sheets of scrap paper. Organize all written text facing up and in same direction. Cut sheets of scrap paper in half, 5 sheets at a time, using a paper cutter.
2. Cut 2 pieces of card stock in half with the paper cutter. Sandwich cut sheets between 2 pieces of card stock. Make sure all the paper is aligned, and then secure sheets to card stock with 2 binder clips on the left side of the notebook.
3. Using a pencil and a ruler, draw a line from top to bottom, 1/8 inch in from the left edge as a guideline for the staples. Staple down on the guideline.
Tip: If you're creating recycled notebooks in bulk, it's faster to staple both sides -- creating 2 books for each 25 sheets of 8 1/2-by-11-inch paper -- and then get the paper cut in half at a copy store that has a heavy-duty paper cutter.
4. Cut decorative craft paper to 8 5/8 inches wide. Fold paper in half with bone folder. Press a stapled-together stack of 25 sheets of scrap paper and card stock against the middle of the decorative craft paper to create a book spine. Use double-sided tape to secure decorative paper to card stock.
5. Trim edge of cover for neatness and fit: With ruler and bone folder, score about 1/2 inch in from spine; fold to create finished notebook shape. Excess decorative paper can be used as a matching bookmark.
Monster Bookmarks
Monster Bookmarks
*rawr!*
What
you’ll need:
- pretty paper of cardstock weight OR a combination
of plain cardstock and pretty, decorated lighter weight paper
- scissors
- ruler
- mechanical pencil
- glue stick
- [optional] other decorating tools, such as crayons,
markers, stamps, stickers, ink pads, embossing powder, etc.
- page corner monster
bookmark template number 3. under “Paper patterns
and templates” (or you can make your own using the instructions below)
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Putting it
all together:
Below, I’ll teach you how to make two
similar-but-different types of corner bookmarks. The first is a square
overlapped by a triangle , the second is a triangle overlapped by a smaller
triangle.
If you are making your own template from scratch, follow all the
steps below. If you’re using the PDF template linked to above, cut the pieces
out and skip to step 5.
1) Ok, the very simplest thing to do is to
cut a triangular piece off the corner of an envelope, and use that. Decorate it
if you wish. If you want to get a bit more in depth, ignore the envelope method
and move on to step 2.
2) On a piece of
plain scrap paper, draw a square. Use your ruler so its sides are perfectly
straight. Don’t make it too big – mine measured 2.5 inches x 2.5
inches, though you could go larger than that. Draw second square exactly
the same size on the right side of the first square (so they share a side) and a
third square exactly the same size on the top of the first square. You should
end up with 3 squares that compose an L shape.
3) Using your ruler,
draw a diagonal line across the uppermost square, from its top right corner to
its bottom left corner. Scribble out the upper left half (now a triangle) of the
square, as you won’t be using that part.
Next, draw a diagonal
line across the bottom right square, from its top right corner to its bottom
left corner. Scribble out the lower right half (now a triangle) of this
square.
4) Cut out all parts
of the entire shape that have not been scribbled out. This should be a square
with two triangles attached to it, one on the top and one on the right. This is
your template.
5) Trace your
template onto your pretty piece of cardstock (or onto the plain piece of
cardstock that you intend to decorate), and cut the shape
out.
6) Using your ruler
and the tip of your mechanical pencil with no lead showing, score a line (make
an indent) along the edges of the square that connect to the two
triangles.
- 6.5) [optional] Cut a square of pretty paper slightly smaller than
the one you used for your template and glue it onto the square portion of your
shape. I generally do this if the paper I’m using is quite plain.
7) Fold one triangle
inwards, so it covers the upper half of the square.
8) Apply glue to the
underside (the side still facing up) of the second triangle, and fold it over
onto the first triangle.
- 8.5) [optional] As in step 6.5, if you’ve used plain cardstock and
want to glue fancy paper on top of it, cut out a triangle of the fancy paper
that’s slightly smaller than the folded-over triangles of the bookmark. Glue the
smaller triangle on top of the larger, folded-over ones.
9) Add any decorations
or illustrations you wish. Use by slipping over the corner of the page
you wish to mark, like a pocket.
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Now, here’s
how to make a triangular bookmark, where the back is a triangle and not a
square.
1) Follow steps 2 and 3 from
above.
2) Use your ruler to
draw a diagonal line across the remaining, center square, from its bottom right
to its top left. Then draw another line, parallel to the one you just created
but about 1/2 inch lower down. Erase the first line.
3)
Extend the shape’s bottom line and the two side lines so that they meet up. You
should now have a shape that looks like a castle flag: a rectangle with a
triangular indent at one end.
4) Cut the shape out.
5) Trace the
template onto your nice paper. Be sure to make a little mark on either side
where the corners of the two outer triangles meet the inner triangle , and
extend this mark onto the inside of your shape.
Cut the shape out.
If you want a fancy bottom edge, cut that line with fancy scrapbooking
scissors.
6) Now follow steps
7 – 11 from above, scoring along the appropriate lines, folding the two outer
triangles in on top of each other, gluing them down and adding any fancy paper
or other embellishments.
(I actually turned mine over
at this point and folded it the other way, so the colours were switched. See
below.)
Monster Bookmarks
*rawr!*
What
you’ll need:- pretty paper of cardstock weight OR a combination of plain cardstock and pretty, decorated lighter weight paper
- scissors
- ruler
- mechanical pencil
- glue stick
- [optional] other decorating tools, such as crayons, markers, stamps, stickers, ink pads, embossing powder, etc.
- page corner monster bookmark template number 3. under “Paper patterns and templates” (or you can make your own using the instructions below)
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Putting it
all together:Below, I’ll teach you how to make two similar-but-different types of corner bookmarks. The first is a square overlapped by a triangle , the second is a triangle overlapped by a smaller triangle.
If you are making your own template from scratch, follow all the steps below. If you’re using the PDF template linked to above, cut the pieces out and skip to step 5.
1) Ok, the very simplest thing to do is to cut a triangular piece off the corner of an envelope, and use that. Decorate it if you wish. If you want to get a bit more in depth, ignore the envelope method and move on to step 2.
2) On a piece of plain scrap paper, draw a square. Use your ruler so its sides are perfectly straight. Don’t make it too big – mine measured 2.5 inches x 2.5 inches, though you could go larger than that. Draw second square exactly the same size on the right side of the first square (so they share a side) and a third square exactly the same size on the top of the first square. You should end up with 3 squares that compose an L shape.
3) Using your ruler, draw a diagonal line across the uppermost square, from its top right corner to its bottom left corner. Scribble out the upper left half (now a triangle) of the square, as you won’t be using that part.
Next, draw a diagonal line across the bottom right square, from its top right corner to its bottom left corner. Scribble out the lower right half (now a triangle) of this square.
4) Cut out all parts of the entire shape that have not been scribbled out. This should be a square with two triangles attached to it, one on the top and one on the right. This is your template.
5) Trace your template onto your pretty piece of cardstock (or onto the plain piece of cardstock that you intend to decorate), and cut the shape out.
6) Using your ruler and the tip of your mechanical pencil with no lead showing, score a line (make an indent) along the edges of the square that connect to the two triangles.
- 6.5) [optional] Cut a square of pretty paper slightly smaller than the one you used for your template and glue it onto the square portion of your shape. I generally do this if the paper I’m using is quite plain.
7) Fold one triangle
inwards, so it covers the upper half of the square.
8) Apply glue to the underside (the side still facing up) of the second triangle, and fold it over onto the first triangle.
- 8.5) [optional] As in step 6.5, if you’ve used plain cardstock and want to glue fancy paper on top of it, cut out a triangle of the fancy paper that’s slightly smaller than the folded-over triangles of the bookmark. Glue the smaller triangle on top of the larger, folded-over ones.
9) Add any decorations
or illustrations you wish. Use by slipping over the corner of the page
you wish to mark, like a pocket.
——————————————————————–
Now, here’s
how to make a triangular bookmark, where the back is a triangle and not a
square.1) Follow steps 2 and 3 from above.
2) Use your ruler to draw a diagonal line across the remaining, center square, from its bottom right to its top left. Then draw another line, parallel to the one you just created but about 1/2 inch lower down. Erase the first line.
3) Extend the shape’s bottom line and the two side lines so that they meet up. You should now have a shape that looks like a castle flag: a rectangle with a triangular indent at one end.
4) Cut the shape out.
5) Trace the template onto your nice paper. Be sure to make a little mark on either side where the corners of the two outer triangles meet the inner triangle , and extend this mark onto the inside of your shape.
Cut the shape out. If you want a fancy bottom edge, cut that line with fancy scrapbooking scissors.
6) Now follow steps 7 – 11 from above, scoring along the appropriate lines, folding the two outer triangles in on top of each other, gluing them down and adding any fancy paper or other embellishments.
(I actually turned mine over at this point and folded it the other way, so the colours were switched. See below.)
Button Bookmarks
These are equally as sweet and completely easy
to make.
All the materials you’ll need are: fabric
scraps, paperclip, button-cover kit, and hot glue/gun.
All it takes are a few simple steps:
1. Cut out a fabric circle approximately twice
the diameter of the button cover.
2. Place the fabric printed side facing down in
the button-cover mold.
3. Push the front half of the button rounded
side down on top of the fabric.
4. Tuck the edges of the fabric into the center,
and then press the button back into it until it is firmly encased.
5. Thread the paperclip through the shank of the
button until the button rests at the top rounded edge.
6. Hot glue in place. I dabbed hot glue around
the shank area and also where the edges of the button back rest on the
paperclip.
These are equally as sweet and completely easy
to make.
All the materials you’ll need are: fabric
scraps, paperclip, button-cover kit, and hot glue/gun.
All it takes are a few simple steps:
1. Cut out a fabric circle approximately twice
the diameter of the button cover.
2. Place the fabric printed side facing down in
the button-cover mold.
3. Push the front half of the button rounded
side down on top of the fabric.
4. Tuck the edges of the fabric into the center,
and then press the button back into it until it is firmly encased.
5. Thread the paperclip through the shank of the
button until the button rests at the top rounded edge.
6. Hot glue in place. I dabbed hot glue around
the shank area and also where the edges of the button back rest on the
paperclip.
Sea Glass Mosaic Tray
Move over June Cleaver... Sand & Sisal’s serving up drinks
in a sassy, modern Sea Glass Mosaic Tray! I was blessed to grow
up in a “Beaver-esque” home, complete with parsley garnishes on our dinner
plates. My mom has always been an amazing hostess and has a huge collection of
beautiful serving trays. The more meals my family eats outside, the more I
realize the sheer practicality of trays, not to mention “Betty Draper” charm
trays posses. Any Mad Men fans
out there?
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I sadly, don’t own a single tray. (gasp!) When I came across
this colonial pictured tray in my favorite thrift store for less than $1, I knew
I could transform it into something beautiful! I’m going to show you how to make
your own Sea Glass Mosaic Tray.
How to Make a Sea Glass Mosaic Tray
The first step is to lightly sand the tray with 100 grit sand
paper. You want to remove any shiny lacquer. Next, give the tray a few coats of
spray paint which is suitable for wood.
Now it’s time for the beautiful sea glass. I adore sea glass! I
love the color, the soft, dusty texture and the way the light hits it! Our
beaches here in Virginia Beach/ Norfolk are groomed each and every morning by
big machines that comb the sand. This grooming makes more beautiful clean
beaches, which tourists love, but it also removes all the gorgeous gems of the
sea! I think I might have to look into some dumpster diving from these beach
combing vehicles! Have you seen how much drift wood is going for online?!!
Crazy!
I do have a little collection of sea glass found while
beachcombing, but for this purpose where you need a lot, you can purchase bags
of sea glass at Pier
One for around $6. Each bag has slightly different colors.
The supplies you will need to make tray is sea glass,
ready-to-use tile adhesive, premixed grout, a toothed trowel, a rubber tile
float, and a sponge.
With a toothed trowel, apply a thin coat of adhesive to a small
part of the tray base and comb the teeth through the adhesive.
If your trowel to large (like mine.. not to mention rusty), try
using a pallet knife to spread the adhesive and work into the corners and edges,
then comb it with the trowel.
Work in small sections. It is imperative that you apply the
adhesive in a thin layer. You don’t want the adhesive so thick that it oozes
over the tile. Start pressing in pieces of sea glass into the adhesive. The tile
should sit half way in the adhesive. Follow the adhesive manufacturer’s
directions for the amount of time for set-up. If you find you have too much
adhesive in areas, then remove it with a toothpick.
Time to add the grout. Put some grout on your rubber float and
start pressing and smearing it into the sea glass.
Be sure to get the grout into all the edges.
Once your entire tray is covered in grout, take the edge of your
rubber float and scrape off any excess grout.
This is the time that you want to clean off all the messy edges
where you got grout on the sides of the tray. Use a wet sponge to clean up your
edges. I also suggest taking a clean, damp sponge and gently removing the
thicker layer of grout from the top of the sea glass. Once it looks “mostly
clean”, allow it to dry. There will be a dusty glaze to the glass. This is when
you take a clean damp sponge and buff off all that dusty glaze and make that sea
glass shine!
You are left with a beautiful Sea Glass Tray to serve your
guests!
This is a super simple recipe for making finger paints at home. I wanted to stretch the last bit of finger paint my daughter had left in the supply cabinet. There was about a squeeze of each color left and she really didn’t have enough to do anything with but I didn’t want to just toss it in the waste basket. I went with this corn syrup recipe because I had a huge unopened bottle of it in my pantry. There are many variations you can use though and I’m testing them all before sharing with you. I have seen homemade finger paints made of corn starch and powdered milk also.
For each color you want mix
- 3 tablespoons Corn Syrup
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dish soap
- coloring (whatever you have on hand)
I enjoyed this mix the best because it didn’t dye my daughter’s hands different colors. It’s not as sticky has it sounds either thanks to the soap. I’m working a few more variations and I’ll post those soon so stay tuned.
If you have a toddler who loves to put everything in his or her mouth then try this recipe instead.
Heat 2 cups water in a saucepan and add 1/2 cup corn starch, 1/2 tsp salt and 3 tbsp sugar. Stir till mixture thickens. Allow to cool. Pour into jars and tint with desired dye. You might want to start with less corn starch. I made this and found it a little too goopy. I thinned it with some extra water.
From: www.freshlysimple.com
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